MacDougall: Dear Conservatives, it’s time to hug some reporters

A sparse public schedule. Terse media availabilities. A dearth of interviews. Rallies limited to supporters. For a man purporting to do it “for the people,” Doug Ford didn’t bother doing it for too many people during his campaign.
Were Ford’s tactics that of the classic front-runner, or signs of a tour trying to manage its biggest liability? It doesn’t much matter now that the result is secured.
Irrespective of intent or outcome, there are lessons to be drawn for Co